Sacramento Kings will pay $12 million for former Macy’s property under court settlement
“Clearing what had become a prolonged legal hurdle in the effort to construct a new sports arena in downtown Sacramento, an eminent domain case arguing the value of the former Macy’s men’s store at the…
Brazil Rio: Rare victory for residents in regeneration battle
“Like a sort of officially sanctioned graffiti, the initials of the housing department of Rio de Janeiro were sprayed on homes marked for demolition. Almost 900 families, many of which lived on Rua da Esperanca…
Boston will not use eminent domain to build an Olympic stadium [updated with clarification]
“….. Unfortunately, some other cities continue to condemn property to build sports stadiums, even though studies by experts across the political spectrum almost uniformly show that public subsidization of sports stadiums harms local economies more…
Eminent domain could be used for site of new stadium
“Eminent domain could come into play in determining a site for any possible new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. That’s the legal process by which governments take privately owned land and pay fair market value…
Protecting all interests in stadium deal
“The Dec. 18 Metro article “D.C. Council approves soccer stadium” contained a troubling item: The council may use eminent domain to complete the complex deal. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment protects…
In Hartford Eminent Domain Case, Property Owner Wants More Money
“The real estate investor who owns land the city wants to take for its $350 million baseball stadium development project said the city’s $1.9 million offer is “wholly inadequate.” In documents filed in Hartford Superior…
D.C. ‘on a glide path toward eminent domain’ over Akridge’s Buzzard Point land
“The D.C. Council is solidly behind a new D.C. United stadium, as evidenced by its unanimous vote Tuesday to put as much as $150 million into the project. How the District will pay for its…
McDuffie Seeks Eminent Domain to Seize Brentwood Trash Transfer Station
“Now that the D.C. Council, spurred by Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser, is moving away from a key land swap as part of the D.C. United stadium deal, the city may be forced to acquire a chunk…
Olympic proposal adds to worries at Boston food complex
“In the predawn hours, before commuters have brought traffic on nearby Interstate 93 to a standstill, workers in white butcher smocks cleave cuts of beef and chicken, fillet fresh cod, and cold-pack oysters and other…
Eminent Domain Is Back in the DC Council’s New DC United Stadium Plan
“D.C. City Administrator Allen Lew had kept eminent domain on the table this year as the city evaluated its options for acquiring the land parcels needed to build a new D.C. United stadium at Buzzard…